Discovery is Demated From External Tank and Boosters
August 4, 2005
This view of the suspended orbiter Discovery shows the underside with the Thermal Protection System tiles that cover it after being demated from its External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters in high bay 1 of the VAB.
Topics:
Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Space exploration, Environment, Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle thermal protection system, STS-8, Space Shuttle Orbiter, Space Shuttle external tank, Spaceflight
